The compelling, little-known story of golfer Charlie Sifford and
attorney Stanley Mosk who together made history by taking on the PGA
and their Caucasians Only by-law. It began with a chance meeting at a
Los Angeles country club in 1959. That was the day Charlie Sifford,
the first Black golfer to get his PGA card, and Stanley Mosk, a
crusading attorney general of California and future state Supreme
Court justice, met for the first time. Little did either of them know
that it would grow into a history-making alliance that would end
segregation in professional golf. In Changing the Course: How Charlie
Sifford and Stanley Mosk Integrated the PGA, Peter May tells the
captivating story of Sifford and Mosk's battle to end the rank racial
discrimination that had been codified in the constitution of the PGA.
Black golfers who preceded Sifford, such as Bill Spiller and Ted
Rhodes, had unsuccessfully challenged the PGA's discriminatory policy.
Sifford had been fighting the PGA for years just to be able to compete
with the white players. Mosk had little knowledge of the PGA or the
fact that Blacks were being discriminated against by the
organization's by-laws. But the golfer had a cause that the attorney
general was only too eager to champion. The two made for a powerful
pair. Changing the Course focuses on the individual journeys of
Sifford and Mosk before delving into the crucial intersection of their
lives that changed the professional golf world forever. Their stories
provide a window into the changing landscape of mid-20th century
America when the nation was forced to confront its history of racial
injustice in professional sports and beyond.
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How Charlie Sifford and Stanley Mosk Integrated the PGA
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9798216331742
Publisert
2025
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Bloomsbury USA
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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